One of the novelties of Android 11 was the automatic reset of permissions. When the operating system detects that we have not used an application for a long time, it will automatically revoke permissions of said application in order to protect our privacy.
Well, now Google announces that it will carry the function of automatic resetting of permissions to billions of Android devices, and it is not that they are going to update those devices to Android 11 or Android 12 but will bring that feature to older versions of Android.
Automatic reset of permissions from Android 6.0
Starting in December 2021, in three months, automatic permission reset will reach all devices with Android 6.0 (API 23) or higher through an update to Google Play Services.
This function will be activated by default for applications aimed at Android 11 (API level 30) or higher, but for applications aimed at API levels 23 to 29, from Android 6.0 to Android 10, users will have to enable automatic permissions reset manually.
In this way, Google makes this important function multiplatform that tries to protect our privacy by automatically revoking the location, camera, microphone and storage permissions, among other permissions, of those applications that we have not been open for a long time and that could be tracking us in the background. exercise.
Starting in December, the gradual deployment of the automatic reestablishment of permissions will begin, reaching this function to all devices with Android 6.0-Android 10 through Google Play Services. It is very good news that Google brings one of the security novelties of Android 11 to the old versions of its operating system.
Vía | Android Developers
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